Male Scooter Blenny
The male usually has brighter colors and a larger first dorsal fin.
Male scooter blenny. Could anyone tell me why my male scooter blenny is biting the females tail. The scooter blenny is also known as scooter dragonet or ocellated dragonet. The starry dragonet scientific name synchiropus stellatus is a species of dragonet native to the indian ocean the place it s discovered at depths of around 40 metres 130 ft.
It has a mottled brown and white body with red highlights. Tank requirements facts. Tank raised scooters will adapt to eating small.
Scooter blenny male and female spawning. This male scooter blenny synchiropus ocellatus dramatically changes colors. To breed scooter blennies you will need more precise conditions.
They need a lot of live food found on live rock like copepods and small amphipods. Each scooter blenny needs 100 pounds of live rocks that is supporting these little inverts. In this article i am going to give an overview of red scooter blenny care diet lifespan fish and mandarin male female feeding etc.
The male usually has brighter colors and a larger first dorsal fin. The scooter blenny is also known as scooter dragonet or ocellated dragonet. Temperature of 75 80 f.
This species can be kept singularly in male female pairs or a single male with a harem of females. He is trying to mate with her but she isn t having any of it the other day he got her by the end of her tail and wasn t letting go he is always chasing her around tank is this part of them trying to pair up they are. They are easy to tell the difference between males females as the males have a very large and exaggerated dorsal fin where as the females is much smaller and less impressive.
I will try to get a video of him changing colors soon. Red scooter blenny for sale 4less. A female scooter blenny with small fins.
Top care facts for the red scooter blenny synchiropus stellatus care level.
